Viral Infections

  • Children More Likely to Catch Swine Flu, Says New Research
    Young people aged under 18 years are more likely than adults to catch swine flu from an infected person in their household, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. However, the research also shows that young people are no more likely than ...More
    January 1, 2010
    Posted in News
  • West Nile Virus Infection May Persist in Kidneys Years After Initial Infection
    A new study shows that people who have been infected with West Nile virus may have persistent virus in their kidneys for years after initial infection, potentially leading to kidney problems. The research appears in the Jan. 1 issue of the Journal of Infectious ...More
    December 7, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Chickenpox Vaccine Reduces Shingles Risk in Kids
    Herpes zoster, also known as shingles, is very rare among children who have been vaccinated against chickenpox, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the December issue of the journal Pediatric Infectious Diseases.The study, the largest of its kind, used electronic ...More
    December 4, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Papillomavirus Silences Innate Immune Response
    In the 1980s, Harald zur Hausen and his co-workers discovered that specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cervical cancer. Scientists soon found out how these pathogens cause cells to degenerate. It is known today that the main culprits are viral proteins E6 and ...More
    December 3, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Immune System of Healthy Adults May be Better Prepared Than Expected to Fight 2009 H1N1 Influenza
    A new study shows that molecular similarities exist between the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and other strains of seasonal H1N1 virus that have been circulating in the population since 1988. These results suggest that healthy adults may have a level of protective immune memory ...More
    November 16, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Study Shows Link Between Influenza Virus and Fever
    Viruses are microscopically sized parasites. They plant their genes in the cells of their victim in order to 'reprogram' them. The infected cells then no longer produce what they need to live, making lots of new viruses instead. Luckily, in most cases this hostile takeover ...More
    November 16, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Two-Pronged Protein Attack Could be Source of SARS Virulence
    Ever since the previously unknown SARS virus emerged from southern China in 2003, University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston virologists have focused on finding the source of the pathogen's virulence — its ability to cause disease. In the 2003 epidemic, ...More
    October 29, 2009
    Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
  • Major Swine Flu Outbreak is Opportunity to Study Virus Behavior
    With the 2009 influenza season upon us, characterization of the epidemiology and duration of shedding for the nH1N1 virus is critical. Investigators from the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine Epidemiology Consult Service capitalized ...More
    October 20, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Discover Retroviral Link to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    Scientists have discovered a potential retroviral link to chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a debilitating disease that affects millions of people in the United States. Researchers from the Whittemore Peterson Institute (WPI), located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the ...More
    October 8, 2009
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Examine Ways to Combat Flu Virus
    Four University of Arkansas researchers will look at ways to prevent and treat the influenza virus thanks to a grant from the National Institutes of Health. The researchers will receive $854,803 over two years as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to ...More
    September 21, 2009
    Posted in News
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